Bracket for doors



H. A. CHEVOLA ET Al.-

BRACKBT FOR DOORS 2 Sheds-Shoot 1 Filed y 14. 1921 Aug. 19,- 1924.,1,505,483

H. A. CHEVOLA ET AL BRACKET FOR DOORS F l y 14. 1921 2 Shoots-Shut 2Patented Aug. 19, 19.24.

err rates HENRY A. CHEVOLA, OF NEW YORK, AND CHARLES B. MOSS-I,

NEW YORK.

Pr rrm or BROOKLYN,

BRACKET FOR DOORS.

Application filed May 14,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HnNRY ALEXANDER Crrnvo-LA and CHARLES B. Mossi,citizens of the United States of America, residing at Bronx, borough ofManhattan, city, county, and State of New York. and Brooklyn, county ofKings, State of New York, respectively, have invented certain new. anduseful Improvements in Brackets for Doors, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to brackets for doors.

More particularly, this invention relates to brackets for doors of ovensand thelike and has for its object to provide im nroved means forautomatically moving the door to its closing position and for retainingthe door in itstully opened position.

In accordance with our invention, the most preferred form thereofcomprises a pair of brackets for enclosing a spirally coiled springcoacting with a lug carried by the oven door for automatically closingthe oven door upon release and for frictionally holding the door in itsfully opened position against the action of such closing spring.

Further features and objects of theinvention will be more fullyunderstood from the following description and the accom-' panyingdrawings, in' which Fig. 1 is a detail perspective view ol range ovenembodying our invention, showing the oven door in its closed position;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the oven door in its fullyopen position;

Fig. 3 is a detail, inner face elevation of the bracket per se on anenlarged scale;

Fig. 4 is an outer edge view of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an outer face elevation of Fig. 3 and Fig. 6 is an inner edgeview of Fig. 3.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the oven is indicated generally at 10; theoven door 11 is shown pivoted at its lower edge by means of theoppositely disposed, pivot lugs 12, received respectively in suitableopenings 13, see Fig. 3, of the oppositely related brackets 14. c

As indicated in Figs. 3 to 6, inclusive, each bracket is a hollowcasting and com- 1921. swarm). 469,745.

prises a body casting the inner edge 15 of which is castintegrally withthe outer face I 16, in turn cast integrally with the outer edgeportions 17, 18, 19. -The outer plate is shown of a separate casting,and is plate 20 afiords ready access to the interior I of the curvedslot 22 formed in the casting between the upper outer edge ofthe circular portion17 and the inner circular partition 23, indicated in Fig. 3,whereby the spirally coiled springq2 l may be readily inserted withinits curved housing 22. Upon positioning the plate 20on the body. castingof the bracket, thespring 24 is located to coact with one oftheoppositely projecting lugs 25, extending laterallyof thedoor 11 throughthe circular slot 26 of the housing 22. 1

In Fig. 3 we have shownthe positionot the spring 245 when the oven door11 is fully closed, the lug 25 of'the oven door 11 inv such positionbeing located at the head of the housing 22., Upon manually forcing thedoor 11 toward its open position, the coil 24: is more and morecompressed and' the lug 25 of the oven door 11 is moved along-the slot26 and approaches the rear of the housing 22.-

Horizontally arrangedv adjacent the rear of the opening 26,]we providethe friction, spring pressed means 27 for retaining the door 11 in itsfully open position, as is indicated in Figs. '3 and 4t and 5; suchretaining means 27 in the construction illustrated comprises thehousingmember 28 secured by the set screws 29 to the outer face 17 of the bodycasting of the bracket, within which housing 28 is received the pin 30having thepointed or reduced head 31 projecting beyond the housing 28and pressed by the coiled spring 32, see Fig. 4, adjustably held withinthe housing 28 by means of the threaded plug 33 Upon moving tllfiOVQlldoor to its fully open position as indicated in Fig. 2, the lateral edgeof the door llengages the head 31. of the pin 80 forcing the sameinteriorly of the housing 28 and against its spring 32, whereby the dooris frictionally held by lock Upon forcing manually or by means of thefoot the door 11 upwardly, the door will be released from frictionalengagement with the oppositely disposed pins and is automatically closedby the springs 24; of the brackets in its fully closed position.

Such bracketconstruction affords a convenient support for the gas pipe35, leading to the burners 36 of the oven, as by means of the yokemember 37 constructed, see Figs. 3 and '5, to be countersunk on the edgeface portion 18 and held in position by means of the retaining screws38.

The bracket is advantageous in that the same is of markedly reducedover-all dimensions, is rigid in construction and capable of enclosingstout springs of relatively short length. .Our construction is alsoadvantageous in that the same can be readily mounted adjacent the hingeor pivot of the door and. does not extend within tle range of movementof the hand or foot of the operator. 1

The invention is also of advantage in lending itself to ornamentaloutline, in marked cont 21st to closure members heretofore proposed.

Whereas we have described our invention by refereneeto specific formsthereof it will be understood that many changes and modifications may bemade from the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

WVe claim:

1.. The combination with a door of an oven or the like, said door beingprovided with a hinge lug, of a bracket having an opening for receivingsaid hinge lug, said bracket comprising a recessed member, a coil springdisposed within said recessed member and coacting with said oven doorfor closing the same and spring-pressed retaining means carried by saidbracket for holding the oven door in its fully opened position.

2. The combination with a door of an oven or the like, said door beingprovided with a hinge lug, said door being further provided with anextension element, of a bracket having an opening for receiving saidhinge lug, said bracket comprising a curved recessed member, said memberhavopening receiving said extension element, a curved coil springdisposed'in said curved recessed member and coacting withsaid ex tensionelement for closing the same and spring-pressed retaining means earnedby said bracket for holdingthe oven door in its fully opened position.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification this lth day ofMay, 1921.

o. B. MossI. H. A. GHEVOLA.

mg an opening having a curved lateral

